Martin O'Connell (footballer)

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Martin O'Connell

Personal information
Sport	Gaelic football
Place of birth	?, County Meath, Ireland
Club information
Club	St. Michaels
Position	Midfield
Club(s)*
Club	Years	Apps (scores)
St. Michaels
Inter County
County	Meath
Position	Half Back
Inter County(ies)**
County	Years	Apps (scores)
Meath	1984-1997
Inter County Titles
Leinster Titles	6
All-Ireland	3
All-Stars	4
* club appearances and scores correct as of {{{clupdate}}}. **Inter County team apps and scores correct as of {{{icupdate}}}.

Martin O'Connell played Gaelic football for the Meath senior football team in the 1980's and 1990's. He made his Championship debut in 1984 against Westmeath He won three All-Ireland titles under Sean Boylan,in 1987, 1988 and 1996, six Leinster titles, three National League titles and a Centenary Cup Medal (A competition played to celebrate the one hundred anniversary of the GAA). He also won four GAA All Stars Awards in 1988, 1990, 1991 and 1996. He played club football for St. Michaels. In 1996 he was named Texaco Footballer of the Year and All Stars Footballer of the Year.

O'Connell was named on the Gaelic Athletic Association Gaelic football Team of the Millennium.

Preceded by Paul Curran (Dublin)

Texaco Footballer of the Year 1996

Succeeded by Maurice Fitzgerald (Kerry)

Preceded by Peter Canavan (Tyrone)

All Stars Footballer of the Year 1996

Succeeded by Maurice Fitzgerald (Kerry)

[edit] See also

• List of people on stamps of Ireland

	Football Team of the Millennium
1 Dan O'Keefe | 2 Seán Flanagan | 3 Joe Keohane | 4 Enda Colleran | 5 Martin O'Connell | 6 J.J. O'Reilly | 7 Seán Murphy | 8 Mick O'Connell | 9 Tommy Murphy | 10 Pat Spillane | 11 Seán Purcell | 12 Seán O'Neill | 13 Kevin Heffernan | 14 Tommy Langan | 15 Mikey Sheehy